If they can dream it, they can build it. That might as well be the mantra behind Yee Lee and Bryan Johnsen’s extensive gardens in Champlin, Minn., that unexpectedly grew into a budding business. Over the course of just a few years, the couple have created a delightful display of 27 distinct gardens. Landscaping is…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 17, 2024 Jamaica Kincaid’s new children’s book, “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children,” explores plant life, colonization, and religion through bold illustrations. Writer and Harvard University professor Jamaica Kincaid is passing along her gardening expertise to Black youth with her first children’s book in nearly 40 years, An Encyclopedia of…
© Provided by Xinhua CHENGDU, May 18 (Xinhua) — About one hour’s drive from the main venue of International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, villages in Leshan City of Sichuan Province, are reaping the benefits of the flourishing gardening industry to decorate the daily life of its residents, while revitalizing the local economy via eco-tourism. Since…
Gardeners know — and research is proving — that gardening, even viewing one, as well as spending time in nature is good for the mind, body and spirit. It improves strength and flexibility, lowers blood pressure and elevates our moods. This is also true for the youngsters in our lives. Recent studies found that school-aged…
Planting season is here, and both vegetables and florals are high on gardenersâ list for beautification and consumption. For Nasturtium Garden Club members, itâs all about aesthetics and community service. Sandy Fitzgerald, chair of the Community Beautification Committee, said working on the flower beds along Muskogee Avenue makes a big difference in peopleâs lives and…
Here at Yahoo Life, we’re all about helping you avoid stress. With that in mind, we want to remind you that Mother’s Day is coming … this Sunday. The de-stressing part? Making sure you get your last-minute Mother’s Day shopping done now, so that on Saturday you’re not a harried, irritated mess. Amazon’s here to…
To be honest, growing one’s own vegetables is hard work. The rows of beautiful produce that one sees in the markets conceal the effort to bring fresh vegetables to the grocery. Most of us want to eat healthy foods, and sometimes we can buy seasonal vegetables at farmers’ markets for a good price, but growing…
Had anything resembling “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” actually existed in the days of antebellum plantation culture, it would have been forbidden fruit: Few enslaved people, young or old, were allowed to learn to read or write. With its mordantly anachronistic title and schoolroom-green cover, the book also serves as a reminder that…
